Abstract: A vehicle display bracket system for mounting and displaying three-dimensional ornamental objects on the back or front of a comprising at least one and preferably a plurality of three-dimensional ornamental designs having an exterior threaded post for facilitating mounting to a bracket system comprising a bottom support plate, top plate rotatably mounted to the bottom support plate, rod, mounting aperture defined by the top plate for mounting any of the various ornamental attachments a plurality of gear teeth and grooves for fixing the top plate at a desired angle relative to the support plate.

Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for authorizing billing files at a substantially real-time batch authorization rate. The invention comprises a poller configured for queuing billing transaction files in real-time. In one embodiment, the invention uses advanced logic to split transactions into multiple subsets and it uses a plurality of different sized data streams to facilitate processing transactions. A card authorization system is used to process the transaction subsets. The card authorization may have one or more sockets to facilitate processing different-sized data streams. In another embodiment, the invention uses a merger to reconstruct the subsets into a billing transaction file.

Abstract: Adapted for use in hotels, hospitals, and similar environments, the disclosed system allows numerous system users to operate user terminals at any of a plurality of locations to access a common library of audio-video data contained on a collection of record items such as, video tape cartridges, stored in a housing located at a remote central location. Using a computer controlled filer, the system retrieves a data record item from an array of housing storage sites at each user's request, loading the same into one of a plurality of playback devices also located at the central location, from which the audio video signal is directed to the user's terminal for readout. Each user may also access local television, radio, satellite video, and any other optional signal source connected to the system.